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Rita Ora and Gerard Butler spark dating rumors

The singer was last linked to Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.

By Annie Martin
Rita Ora at the British Fashion Awards on November 23, 2015. The singer is being linked to Gerard Butler. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI
1 of 6 | Rita Ora at the British Fashion Awards on November 23, 2015. The singer is being linked to Gerard Butler. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Rita Ora and Gerard Butler sparked dating rumors this week after reportedly dining together in January.

Sources told Us Weekly magazine the 25-year-old British singer and 46-year-old actor enjoyed a romantic dinner at a West Hollywood hotel last month.

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"They drank wine and she hugged him when he returned to the table from a break. Gerard paid the bill," an onlooker said. A Butler source added, "He's totally single and ready to get back out there."

Butler was last linked to interior designer Morgan Brown, whom he started dating in mid-2014. The couple seemed happy and affectionate when they were spotted in December, and insiders told E! News the actor's dinner with Ora was platonic.

"They are just friends and there is nothing going on," a source insisted. "[Rita and Gerard] have known each other for a while. They had dinner and nothing more."

Ora previously dated Calvin Harris and Ricky Hil, and was last linked to Travis Barker in October. Sources said at the time the pair bonded over their love of music after Ora reportedly sought the Blink-182 drummer out at a charity basketball game.

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Ora released her debut studio album, Ora, in 2012, and sued her record label, Roc Nation, in December in an attempt to break her contract. The company, owned by rapper Jay-Z, countersued this week for a breach of contract.

Butler, meanwhile, is known for such films as The Phantom of the Opera, 300 and Olympus Has Fallen. He will star in the sequel London Has Fallen, and is also slated for Gods of Egypt with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and The Headhunter's Calling with Willem Dafoe.

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